The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Recovery Exercise for Asuret Sub County, Soroti district.

The activity was carried out today on 17th June, 2021 by the office of the Focal Point Person UWEP, and that of the District Community Development Officer-DCDO.

A total of 14 registered groups of Women that have already benefited from this program, with most of the group benefiting in the financial year 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.

The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) is an initiative of the Government of Uganda that is aimed at improving access to financial services by women and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and marketing of their products and services. UWEP is intended to empower Ugandan women for economic development.

Daisy Ayigi, the Focal Point Person-FPP notes the UWEP which was implemented in Soroti during the financial year 2016/17 has greatly improved the economic and income levels of women.